Ford Motor Company

Operations Coordinator, Indirect Business Office & Engagement

Ford Motor Company$84K — $166K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in program management, business operations, or related fields.
  • Strong skills in stakeholder management and relationship-building.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects and initiatives.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and data analytics tools like Power BI.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily operations of the Indirect Supply Chain Business Office.
  • Manage governance functions including meetings and operational reviews.
  • Coordinate cross-functional business office processes and resources.
  • Oversee policy development and maintain adherence to compliance standards.
  • Develop internal communication strategies for organizational initiatives.
  • Facilitate employee engagement and supplier coordination activities.
  • Drive onboarding and learning programs within the organization.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave options.
  • Tuition assistance for continued education.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and their families.
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and community service.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

The Operations Coordinator, Indirect Business Office & Engagement, serves as the central coordination point for the global Indirect Supply Chain organization. This role leads business office operations, organizational communications, employee and supplier engagement, learning and development, and cross-functional coordination activities that support the organization's strategic priorities.

Acting as the primary interface between leadership, employees, suppliers, business partners, and Supply Chain Center of Excellence teams, the position ensures effective communication, operational alignment, and execution of key organizational initiatives. The role is responsible for maintaining the organization's rhythm of business, strengthening stakeholder relationships, driving employee engagement and capability development, and providing oversight of business office processes and special projects.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

Business Office Operations
  • Lead the day-to-day operations of the Indirect Supply Chain Business Office.
  • Manage the business governance, including key meetings, operational reviews, communications, and recurring activities.
  • Coordinate business office processes, resources, tools, and organizational support activities.
  • Serve as the intake and coordination point for cross-functional requests, initiatives, and special projects.

Policy & Procedure Governance
  • Develop, and maintain policies, procedures, and standard work documentation, ensuring alignment with enterprise governance and compliance requirements.
  • Serve as the central point of accountability for policy version control
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure control standards.
  • Translate policy changes into clear, actionable procedures and communicate updates to impacted stakeholders in coordination with the Communications & Engagement function.


Communications & Engagement
  • Develop and execute internal communication strategies that support organizational priorities and change initiatives.
  • Lead employee engagement activities, organizational events, and leadership communications.
  • Coordinate supplier engagement activities, including supplier town halls and enterprise-wide initiatives.
  • Ensure consistent and professional experience for internal and external stakeholders engaging with Indirect Supply Chain.

Learning & Organizational Effectiveness
  • Lead onboarding, learning and development, and organizational capability-building activities.
  • Maintain key organizational resources, knowledge management tools, and employee support materials.
  • Drive assessment of capabilities and Indirect development strategy

Stakeholder & Relationship Management
  • Serve as a primary point of contact and representative of the Indirect Supply Chain organization.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with leadership, employees, suppliers, business partners, and Center of Excellence teams.
  • Facilitate alignment across stakeholders and ensure effective coordination of organizational priorities.
  • Represent Indirect Supply Chain in cross-functional initiatives and enterprise forums.

Qualifications
  • Experience in program management, business operations, communications, organizational effectiveness, or a related field.
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects and initiatives.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • High Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, collaboration platforms, and presentation development.


Qualifications

You'll have...
Minimum
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 2 + years of proven proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to create presentations, analyze data, and develop business communications.
  • 2+ years of experience utilizing data analytics and insights to drive strategic recommendations and business outcomes.
  • Strong foundation in strategy, program management, or business operations.
  • Self-driven learner with a demonstrated interest in expanding technical capabilities through tools such as Power Apps, Power BI, and related Microsoft technologies.


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $84,480-$166,200.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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